Xavier McKinney sparks Packers buzz on Micah Parsons

McKinney kept his response short when asked about the topic, telling Rob Demovsky of ESPN, “That ain’t for me to speak on,” said the 27-year-old safety. “He’s a hell of a player, and obviously I know him. He’s a good person, good dude.”

Parsons’ agent, David Mulugheta, is one of the NFL’s most influential representatives, also managing Packers quarterback Jordan Love and All-Pro safety Xavier McKinney. With McKinney and Parsons sharing the same agent, it was only natural that the 2024 Pro Bowler would face questions about the situation.

Will the Packers land Micah Parsons?

One of the league’s biggest headlines entering the season is Micah Parsons’ contract standoff with the Dallas Cowboys. Parsons has asked for a trade, and although a move seems unlikely, the Packers have surfaced as a possible destination since they could use a premier pass rusher and have been loosely tied to him in recent days.

Parsons, the 12th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, is slated to play the 2025 season under the fifth-year option of his rookie deal and is reportedly pushing for a new contract that would make him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the league.

With Parsons still at odds in Dallas and Jerry Jones stirring the pot in the media, the most probable outcome remains that both sides eventually find common ground and Parsons stays a Cowboy long term. Even if a deal doesn’t materialize, it’s easy to envision Jones dragging negotiations out and ultimately slapping the franchise tag on Parsons once the season ends.

Even if the Cowboys decide to move Parsons, it’s hard to imagine them sending him to an NFC rival that’s already a playoff threat, especially one that has knocked Dallas out of the postseason several times in recent years. Still, the situation looms as one of the biggest storylines to follow heading into Week 1.